Samsung has opened up a landing page for a mystery device called Overachiever. The tagline for the device reads as “Take the first step on the road to greatness”, indicating an on the go device, probably a USB dongle for high speed Internet access. The device form factor, can’t fit into any other existing device […] Read more
Can’t keep your fingers of from Liking something on Facebook even in your bathroom? Though using any kind of mobile device in the bath room is faux pas, this magic mirror from New York Times, could be an exception. New York Times research lab has combined an LCD screen, Microsoft Kinect, a computer and a […] Read more
Samsung is on a roll at the IFA 2011, being held at Berlin. From smartphones, tablets to cameras and washing machines, Samsung has launched a slew of products. It has launched 4 cameras, 3 smartphones, 1 super phone, 2 tablets, a washing machine and a refrigerator. A total of 16 products or product lines are […] Read more
Electronic devices are expensive bananas. Android tablets are more so. Their shelf life is really really less when compared to other devices like mice, keyboards or mobile phones. Given the history, the price drops on Motorola Xoom and Asus Transformer doesn’t come as a surprise. Some sense has prevailed and both the tablets chose to […] Read more
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Every electronic device we can’t shove in a pant pocket comes with a remote. TV’s, DVD players, DTH receivers and Microwave ovens, all of these come with a remote control device. How did this ubiquitous device, we are so used, come into existence? Out of human laziness of course. The first remote control was born […] Read more
Lenovo is alleging that Samsung might have shipped 1 million Galaxy Tabs in 2010 but it only sold 20,000 of them. While it is still an allegation by a rival company, it sounds like a serious one affecting the whole ecosystem. Lenovo which announced a $199 Android tablet will also be affected if only 20000 […] Read more
Philips is launching a dual SIM touch screen phone, Philips Xenium X806. This would mark Philip’s re-entry into the mobile phone segment and what better place than India. Philips Xenium X806 will be launched on September 7 and the price is rumored to be around Rs. 10000. The price is steep given the deluge of […] Read more
It’s fun to see what the specifications of one of the oldest PC are and compare them with the current crop of products. IBM Model 5150 which has been famous in the 1980’s was credited for being the first mass produced PC. IBM Model 5150 costed $1500-$3000, weighed over 10 kg’s and came with a […] Read more
Lenovo’s slipped in a surprise for all of us. It has announced a tablet which costs $199, runs Android Gingerbread 2.3 and comes with a 7-inch capacitive touch screen. Lenovo Ideapad A1 becomes one more tablet to break the Rs. 10000 price barrier in India. The launch date isn’t announced yet, but be assured that […] Read more
Amazon’s next Kindle isn’t anything like its predecessors. It will be a tablet with a 7-inch touch screen and would cost $250. Amazon’s current crop of Kindle’s cost $139 and from that price point, new Kindle is steeply priced but that is only expected as it is a tablet with a capacitive touch screen. As […] Read more
Tablet is still a recent phenomenon in India. It all started with Olivepad which was later followed by the launch of Samsung Galaxy Tab and iPad. Tablet hasn’t reached the mass market product status and the entry of Reliance and Airtel would change that. Beetel Magiq and Reliance 3G Tab will change the tablet market […] Read more
Spice has been talking about its Android tablet for quite some time now. Now the tablet, Spice Mi720 has surfaced on LetsBuy. There is no official word yet from Spice and its online arm Saholic still doesn’t list the tablet. With the launch of Reliance 3G Tab, Beetel Magiq and Mercury mTab, Spice is a […] Read more
Education is a big business everywhere. What can technology do about it? It can definitely improve it and more importantly gain from it. Salman Khan of Khan Academy fame has shown the world what technology can do to education. Khan’s strong educational videos portfolio has replaced homework’s in quite a few schools in the US. […] Read more
Yes, we have another one in the mix – A powerful triple core 1.2 GHz tablet for under 10,000 rupees. The tablet pricing are really falling and falling fast. According to the press release sent to us, the Mercury mTab high speed 3 core processor is accompanied by Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and 512MB RAM […] Read more
While the tech world is still discussing Steve Jobs resignation as Apple’s CEO, for the rest of us nothing much changed. There were launch of new services, new phones, and new updates. Religare Mediphone in partnership with Airtel Religare Technologies has partnered with Bharti Airtel to offer 24×7 medical assistance to Airtel’s customers. Fortis Healthcare […] Read more
Now this is strange bit of conclusion to draw from Nielsen’s data. Men are increasingly adopting to tablets which is no surprise, but women are increasingly moving towards eReaders. Women now make up 61% of the eReader users which is up from 46% in Q3 2010. 57% of tablet users are Men. It’s even-stevens for […] Read more
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